He has explored nearly all of California and now the PBS star is exploring ways to get us out of our cars and into vanpools and carpools, trains and buses. Nothing less than our air quality and sanity are at stake. Well, yes, our budgets, too.

Stephanie Wiggins, Metro Executive Officer for the ExpressLanes Demo Project, held a live chat on July 7, in which she discussed how ExpressLanes work and how much they could cost the solo driver to use. More than 70 participants joined the chat to find out how toll lanes can help thin out our ever-present, ever-expanding traffic.